Planning application
REGENTS GATE, 25-41 CROWN STREET, READING, RG1 2PQ
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External alterations to building including new rooflights, smoke shafts, windows and doors.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0883
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0883
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Katesgrove Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 2PQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/26/1197 Awaiting decision
REGENTS GATE, 25-41 CROWN STREET, READING, RG1 2PQ
Change of use of 3rd Floor from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 x 2-bed flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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PL/26/0539 Granted
REGENTS GATE, 25-41 CROWN STREET, READING, RG1 2PQ
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 29 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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PL/26/0232 Refused
REGENTS GATE, 25-41 CROWN STREET, READING, RG1 2PQ
Change of use of existing building from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 29 new apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 28 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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